"The idea was to keep it light," says art director Derry Noyes, "not to scold as if shaking a finger and saying, 'Go do all these things and make the planet better."

She knew of one artist who might be perfect for the job: a filmaker and animator who founded a nonprofit group, Climate Cartoons, to create kid-friendly environmental messages. So in the spirit of "reuse and recyle," Derry recyled one of her oldest relationships - recruiting her older brother, Eli, for the project.

Why stamps and cartoons?

This blog exists to discuss cartoonists and postage stamps especially new issues and discoveries, and to promote collecting and trading topicals. Postage stamps featuring cartoonists are popular especially in Europe. Cartoonist is defined broadly includes comic book or strip artists, caricaturists, editorial cartoonists, animators and animation, or gag cartoonists. Postage stamp can include cinderellas or fake stamps.